Virat Kohli’s defeated expression after being dismiss in Bengaluru.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the crucial toss against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and elected to bat first. However, the hosts suffered an early setback when opener Mayank Agarwal ran himself out while attempting a non-existent single, scoring only four runs. Rohit did not last long either, walking back for 15 minutes and Hanuma Vihari for 31.
The onus was now on batting superstar Virat Kohli to perform a hero’s act for his team. While he did get off to a good start. He’s unable to extend his stay at the crease and need to return to the pavilion much sooner than expect. As India was in complete disarray, having lost their top-order even before reaching the 100-run mark.
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Virat Kohli’s defeated expression after fail once again
The batting legend score 23 runs off 48 deliveries, including two boundaries, and for a brief moment, he appear to be set. But that was not the case, as everything came to an end in the 28th over of the first innings. On the third delivery of the over, offie Dhananjaya de Silva bowled a tossed-up delivery around the off stump and the ball turned awkwardly after pitching as the batter attempted to defend the ball. Unfortunately, it got through his bat and smacked him on the pads.
The Lankans made a strong appeal, and the on-field umpire raise his finger as Virat was discover plumb in front of the wicket. After being undone by an unplayable delivery, the 33-year-old had no choice but to walk back to the dressing room, and he appear dejected and hurt after the dismissal.
The middle-order duo of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Will now be expect to shoulder the responsibility of assisting India in posting a challenging total on the Bengaluru wicket. Which is assisting spinners with the ball turning awkwardly. After the tea break, the duo would like to get some valuable runs for the team.
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